Healthcare Support Worker - Critical Care

Job summary We have an exciting opportunity in Critical Care at Royal Papworth Hospital with an excellent team of nurses and healthcare support workers providing expert care to patients and their families. We are looking for resilient, highly motivated and compassionate individuals who thrive in a fast-paced environment join our large multi-disciplinary team. You will be involved in providing highly specialised care to critically unwell patients with complex nursing care needs. This includes supporting with transfers, collection of blood products, moving and handling procedures, assisting with extubating and chest drain removal as just a small sample of what is required in this interesting and varied role. To support you in your career development we have a dedicated Critical Care Education team committed to supporting you. You will be expected to complete the Care Certificate if not already in possession supported by the clinical Education team. You will then commence the Critical Care Healthcare support worker competencies including supportive and assistive levels. To support your development in Critical Care you will be given supernumerary support, study days and our dedicated Critical Care Education Senior Healthcare Support worker will be there through every step of your journey with us. Main duties of the job As part of your role, you would be: If you are a well organised, team player and able to deal with ever changing priorities then we would love to hear from you. As part of our team, we would expect you to be able to effectively multitask and ensure all infection control risks were managed effectively. We pride ourselves on delivering high quality patient care which is enhanced through good and clear communication and team working. Whilst you may have experience in a care or hospital setting you may not have completed your Care Certificate, which is essential for this role. If so we would still like you to apply and if offered a post you will be employed initially on a band 2 salary, pay step 1 but on completion of the Care Certificate (generally within 12-16 weeks) you would move to the Band 3 salary, pay step 1 About us Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure. Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality. The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview. For a street view tour: https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk/virtual-tour Details Date posted 08 September 2026 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 3 Salary £25,760 to £27,476 a year Band 3 on completion of Care Certificate Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 175-2627-1958 Job locations Royal Papworth Hospital Papworth Road Cambridge Bio Medical Campus Cambridge CB2 0AY United Kingdom Job description Job responsibilities On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please ensure you evidence in the Essential Criteria how you uphold the Trust Values Compassion Excellence Collaboration. If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role. Job description Job responsibilities On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please ensure you evidence in the Essential Criteria how you uphold the Trust Values Compassion Excellence Collaboration. If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the con